English
Shults
Shults comes from German Schultheiß ‘village headman, sheriff’, from Schuld ‘debt’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skuldizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skuldi‘debt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050sculd‘debt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schult
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchuld‘debt’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchultheiß‘village headman, sheriff’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchulz
- EnglishtodayShults
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skuldizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skuldi‘debt’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050sculd‘debt’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schult
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchuld‘debt’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchultheiß‘village headman, sheriff’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentSchulz
- EnglishtodayShults
The story
Americanized spelling of German Schulz.
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skuldiz / Shults